60g Cocoa Powder in Cups
60 grams of cocoa powder is ⅔ cup — 86g per US cup. Brownies and chocolate cakes sit here. Cocoa is very light per cup (about 86 g), so the cup reading runs well ahead of the gram figure.
How many cups is 60g of cocoa powder?
60 grams of cocoa powder equals:
Measuring by hand? That is 11 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. It is about 24% of a 250 g tin of cocoa.
Cocoa powder clumps in the tin and compacts under its own weight. Sift or whisk it, then spoon it into the cup without tapping.
Grams to Cups Converter
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60 grams of Cocoa Powder is about ⅔ cup, using a 236.588 millilitre cup at 86 grams per cup.
Reading
- cups
- 0.70
- tbsp
- 11.2
- tsp
- 33.5
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US customary cup (236.588ml) · 86g per cup
Dedicated conversion guides use the default US customary cup.
Applies to this page only — the database value (86g per US cup) is unchanged.
60g of cocoa powder vs other ingredients
Grams measure weight and cups measure volume, so the same 60 grams fills a different amount of cup for every ingredient:
| Ingredient | 60g in cups | g per cup |
|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Powder | ⅔ cup | 86 |
| All-Purpose Flour | ½ cup | 125 |
| Granulated Sugar | ⅓ cup | 200 |
| Butter | ¼ cup | 227 |
See all 60g conversions on the 60 grams to cups chart.
Nearby cocoa powder amounts
| Grams of cocoa powder | Cups | Tablespoons |
|---|---|---|
| 40g | ½ cup | 7.44 tbsp |
| 45g | ½ cup | 8.37 tbsp |
| 50g | ⅝ cup | 9.3 tbsp |
| 56g | ⅔ cup | 10 tbsp |
| 65g | ¾ cup | 12 tbsp |
| 70g | ⅞ cup | 13 tbsp |
| 75g | ⅞ cup | 14 tbsp |
| 80g | ⅞ cup | 15 tbsp |
Full ladder on the cocoa powder grams to cups chart.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many cups is 60g of cocoa powder?
60 grams of cocoa powder is ⅔ cup. In kitchen measures that is 11 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon, worked out from 86 grams per US cup.
How many grams are in 1 cup of cocoa powder?
One US cup of cocoa powder weighs about 86 grams, one tablespoon about 5.38 grams, and one teaspoon about 1.79 grams. This page divides 60 grams by that cup weight.
Is 60g of cocoa powder the same as 60g of all-purpose flour?
No. 60g of cocoa powder is ⅔ cup, while 60g of all-purpose flour is ½ cup. Same weight on the scale, different volume in the cup, because the two have different densities.
How do I measure 60g of cocoa powder without a scale?
Use 11 tablespoons + ½ teaspoon. Cocoa powder clumps in the tin and compacts under its own weight. Sift or whisk it, then spoon it into the cup without tapping.
Is it better to weigh cocoa powder or measure it in cups?
Weighing is more accurate, especially in baking, because it removes the variation in how the cocoa powder is packed into the cup. If you have no scale, use the cup figure above and keep your measuring method consistent across the whole recipe.